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Contestations of Data, ECJ Safe Harbor Ruling and Lessons for India
The European Court of Justice has invalidated a European Commission decision, which had previously concluded that the 'Safe Harbour Privacy Principles' provide ... by Jyoti Panday last modified Oct 14, 2015 02:40 PM — Filed under: , , , , , , , , ,
ICANN reveals hitherto undisclosed details of domain names revenues
Following requests from CIS, ICANN has shared a detailed list of its revenues from domain names for the fiscal year ending June 2014. Such level of detail has, ... by Geetha Hariharan last modified Dec 12, 2014 05:08 AM — Filed under: , ,
DeitY says 143 URLs have been Blocked in 2015; Procedure for Blocking Content Remains Opaque and in Urgent Need of Transparency Measures
Across India on 30 December 2014, following an order issued by the Department of Telecom (DOT), Internet Service Providers (ISPs) blocked 32 websites including ... by Jyoti Panday last modified Apr 30, 2015 07:37 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , , , , , ,
(Updated) Information Security Practices of Aadhaar (or lack thereof): A documentation of public availability of Aadhaar Numbers with sensitive personal financial information
Since its inception in 2009, the Aadhaar project has been shrouded in controversy due to various questions raised about privacy, technological issues, welfare ... by Amber Sinha and Srinivas Kodali last modified Mar 13, 2019 12:29 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , , , , , ,
CIS’ Efforts Towards Greater Financial Disclosure by ICANN
CIS has been working towards enhancing transparency and accountability at ICANN since 2014. While initial efforts have resulted in ICANN revealing its sources ... by Padma Venkataraman last modified Oct 31, 2017 02:10 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Why Presumption of Renewal is Unsuitable for the Current Registry Market Structure
With the recent and much protested renewal of the .net legacy Top-Level-Domain (TLD), the question of the appropriate method of renewal has again come to the ... by Padma Venkataraman last modified Oct 31, 2017 02:53 AM — Filed under: , , ,
Workshop on Democratic Accountability in the Digital Age (Delhi, November 14-15)
IT for Change, along with Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) and National ... by Sumandro Chattapadhyay last modified Dec 15, 2016 09:27 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , , , , ,
Where Does ICANN’s Money Come From? We Asked; They Don’t Know
Just how transparent is ICANN? How responsive are they to requests for information? At CIS, we sent ICANN ten questions seeking information about, inter alia, ... by Geetha Hariharan last modified Mar 05, 2015 07:43 AM — Filed under: , , , ,
DIDP Request #2: Granular Revenue/Income Statements from ICANN
CIS sent ICANN a request under its Documentary Information Disclosure Policy, seeking current and historical details of ICANN's income/revenue from its various ... by Geetha Hariharan last modified Mar 05, 2015 08:07 AM — Filed under: , , ,
DIDP Request #3: Cyber-attacks on ICANN
CIS sent ICANN a request under its Documentary Information Disclosure Policy, seeking details of cyber-attacks on ICANN, and ICANN's internal and external ... by Geetha Hariharan last modified Mar 05, 2015 08:16 AM — Filed under: , , ,
DIDP Request #5: The Ombudsman and ICANN's Misleading Response to Our Request
CIS sent ICANN a request under its Documentary Information Disclosure Policy, seeking details of the complaints received and resolved, parties involved and the ... by Geetha Hariharan last modified Mar 06, 2015 11:11 AM — Filed under: , , ,
DIDP Request #7: Globalisation Advisory Groups
CIS sent ICANN a request under its Documentary Information Disclosure Policy, seeking information regarding the creation and dissolution of the President's ... by Geetha Hariharan last modified Mar 17, 2015 10:07 AM — Filed under: , , ,
DIDP Request #8: ICANN Organogram
CIS sent ICANN a request under its Documentary Information Disclosure Policy, seeking details of its oragnisational structure and headcount of all staff. CIS' ... by Geetha Hariharan last modified Mar 17, 2015 11:39 AM — Filed under: , , ,
CIS RTI REQUEST TO DIPP - NUMBER 1 - FEBRUARY, 2015
by Nehaa Chaudhari last modified Apr 14, 2015 05:17 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
CIS RTI REQUEST TO DIPP - NUMBER 3 - FEBRUARY, 2015
by Nehaa Chaudhari last modified Apr 14, 2015 05:28 PM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
DIPP RESPONSE TO CIS (SECOND) RTI - FEBRUARY, 2015
by Nehaa Chaudhari last modified Apr 14, 2015 06:14 PM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
CIS Comments: Enhancing ICANN Accountability
On May 6, 2014, ICANN published a call for public comments on "Enhancing ICANN Accountability". This comes in the wake of the IANA stewardship transition ... by Geetha Hariharan last modified Jun 10, 2014 01:03 PM — Filed under: , , , ,
ICANN’s Problems with Accountability and the .WEB Controversy
The Post-Transition IANA promised enhanced transparency and accountability to the global multistakeholder community. The series of events surrounding the ... by Padma Venkataraman last modified Oct 28, 2017 03:49 PM — Filed under: , , ,
Reading the Fine Script: Service Providers, Terms and Conditions and Consumer Rights
This year, an increasing number of incidents, related to consumer rights and service providers, have come to light. This blog illustrates the facts of the ... by Jyoti Panday last modified Jul 04, 2014 06:31 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , , , , , ,
Summary Report Internet Governance Forum 2015
Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), India participated in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) held at Poeta Ronaldo Cunha Lima Conference Center, Joao ... by Jyoti Panday last modified Nov 30, 2015 10:47 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Comments to ICANN Supporting the DNS Industry in Underserved Regions
Towards exploring ideas and strategies to help promote the domain name industry in regions that have typically been underserved, ICANN published a call for ... by Jyoti Panday last modified Jul 04, 2014 06:48 AM — Filed under: , , ,
DIDP Request #1: ICANN's Expenditures on "Travel & Meetings"
CIS sent ICANN a request under its Documentary Information Disclosure Policy, seeking details of expenditure by ICANN at its Meetings. CIS' request and ICANN's ... by Geetha Hariharan last modified Mar 05, 2015 08:00 AM — Filed under: , , ,
DIDP Request #4: ICANN and the NETmundial Principles
CIS sent ICANN a request under its Documentary Information Disclosure Policy, seeking details of ICANN's implementation of the NETmundial Principles that it ... by Geetha Hariharan last modified Mar 05, 2015 08:28 AM — Filed under: , , ,
DIDP Request #6: Revenues from gTLD auctions
CIS sent ICANN a request under its Documentary Information Disclosure Policy, seeking information regarding revenues received from gTLD auctions. CIS' request ... by Geetha Hariharan last modified Mar 10, 2015 10:59 AM — Filed under: , , ,
DIPP RESPONSE TO CIS RTI - IMPROPER PAYMENT - FEBRUARY, 2015
by Nehaa Chaudhari last modified Apr 14, 2015 05:35 PM — Filed under: , , , , ,
DIPP RESPONSE TO CIS (FIRST) RTI - FEBRUARY, 2015
by Nehaa Chaudhari last modified Apr 14, 2015 05:42 PM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
DIPP RESPONSE TO CIS (SECOND) RTI REQUEST - FEBRUARY, 2015
by Nehaa Chaudhari last modified Apr 14, 2015 05:58 PM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
DIPP RESPONSE TO CIS (THIRD) RTI REQUEST - FEBRUARY, 2015
by Nehaa Chaudhari last modified Apr 14, 2015 06:16 PM — Filed under: , , , , , ,
National IPR Policy Series: RTI Requests by CIS to DIPP + DIPP Responses
In earlier blog posts, we have discussed the development of India’s National IPR Policy (“the Policy”); comments by the Centre for Internet and Society (“CIS”) ... by Nehaa Chaudhari last modified Apr 26, 2015 08:47 AM — Filed under: , , , , , , , ,
CIS Statement at ICANN 49's Public Forum
This was a statement made by Pranesh Prakash at the ICANN 49 meeting (on March 27, 2014), arguing that ICANN's bias towards the North America and Western ... by Pranesh Prakash last modified Jun 04, 2014 05:31 AM — Filed under: , , , , ,